AUSTRIAN dairy Berglandmilch has continued its partnership with SIG after installing the country’s first SIG SmileBig 24 Aseptic filling machine at a production site in Klagenfurt.
The investment will enable Berglandmilch to fill products in SIG SmileBig carton packs, offering consumers a ‘highly convenient and stylish’ packaging solution for on-the-go or home consumption.
By launching the first products in SIG SmileBig carton packs in Austria, Berglandmilch’s beverages will be filled in a pack with a shape designed to stand out on shelves, boasting a curved shape and easy-grip corners. SIG SmileBig is available in five volumes: 200, 250, 300, 330 and 350ml, all of which can be filled on the same filling machine, and can be offered with an easy opening solution, paper straw or one-step closure.
The SIG SmileBig 24 Aseptic filling machine can fill up to 24,000 carton packs per hour, in five different volumes and can run SIG Terra or standard packaging materials.
Berglandmilch will use the pack’s volume variety and the filling machine’s flexibility to launch milk, cream, yoghurt drinks, meal replacement and plant-based products in SIG SmileBig, as well as its Latella drinks.
Josef Braunshofer, CEO at Berglandmilch, said, “We’ve chosen SIG SmileBig because it’s a lifestyle pack that meets modern consumers’ needs. We‘re excited to be the first to offer our Austrian customers this new pack that provides a unique on-the-go drinking experience in one of the most sustainable packaging solutions available.”
Viktoria Uhl-Pochman, head of sales Austria & Switzerland at SIG, added, “SIG SmileBig is so much more than just a carton pack, providing Berglandmilch with the filling machine, carton sleeves, closure or paper straws, as well as the right monitoring tools to maximise production efficiency. The whole package offers everything required to provide end consumers with the ultimate on-the-go packaging solution.”
